Sep 26 Watch 4:52 Broadway throws open its doors as it returns from its longest shutdown By Zachary Green New York City’s theaters are finally reopening after they were shut down on March 12, 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to hit the city. This has been the longest shutdown in Broadway’s history. Major hits like “Lion King” and… Continue watching
Sep 15 DoorDash sues New York City over rights to customer data By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press DoorDash is suing New York City over a new law that requires delivery companies to share customer data with restaurants. Continue reading
Sep 11 US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end By Jennifer Peltz, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Americans solemnly marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday, remembering the dead, invoking the heroes and taking stock of the aftermath of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil less than two weeks after the fraught end of the… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 9:00 New York’s 9/11 first responders are battling a new kind of mass trauma By John Yang, Leah Nagy For our endeavor to mark the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, John Yang spoke to first responders and medical workers who have lived and worked through both the attacks and have also more recently seen the mass trauma… Continue watching
Sep 09 Ground Zero rebuilding still continues in New York, 20 years after 9/11 By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Two decades after its destruction in the Sept. 11 attacks, the work to rebuild the World Trade Center complex remains incomplete. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: New York’s Gov. Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio give update on Ida’s storm impact By Associated Press The remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped historic rain over the tri-state area, with over 20 deaths linked to flooding in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Sep 02 Death toll rises after Hurricane Ida’s remnants hit Northeast By David Porter, Bobby Caina Calvan, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers, tornado damage and continuing calls for rescue Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain. Continue reading
Aug 30 Half of New York City subway system loses power overnight By Associated Press The unprecedented breakdown affected more than 80 trains on the subway system's numbered lines plus the L train from shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday to about 1:30 a.m. Monday. Continue reading
Aug 26 U.S. closing troubled NYC jail where Epstein died by suicide By Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons said the Metropolitan Correctional Center will be closed at least temporarily to address issues that have long plagued the facility, including lax security and crumbling infrastructure. Continue reading
Aug 06 In New York City, impending vaccination rules prompt concern By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press The latest move by New York City to control the coronavirus pandemic is renewing uncertainty among some business owners. Continue reading